Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old female population fell 2.99% to 6.50% in South Africa in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old female population in South Africa reached an all time high of 13.0% in 1996 and an all time low of 6.10% in 2016.
South Africa has been ranked 19th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old female population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Female Population) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.50% | 7.40% | 6.10% | ... | 6.90% | |||||||||||
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